Dhaka City Corporation

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Dhaka City Corporation

ঢাকা সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1 August 1864 (1864-08-01)
Disbanded1 December 2011;12 years ago (2011-12-01)
Preceded byDhaka Municipality
Succeeded by
Elections
First past the post
Last election
25 April 2002
Meeting place
Nagar bhaban, dhaka 3.jpg
Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka

Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) was the former [1] self-governing corporation [2] that was entrusted with the task of administering the municipal affairs of Dhaka. The incorporated area was divided into several wards. [2] Each ward has an elected ward commissioner. The mayor of the city was elected by popular vote every five years, although the last mayoral election took place in 2002. [2] The corporation was dissolved by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 on 29 November, [1] passed in the Parliament of Bangladesh, and formally ceased to exist on 1 December 2011, following the President's approval, [3] making way for a Dhaka North and a Dhaka South city corporations. [4]

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History

Dacca Municipality, the predecessor of the city corporation, was established on 1 August 1864. [2] The first elected chairman was Ananda Chandra Roy. Prior to that, a Committee for the improvement of Dacca was formed in 1823. The Act of 1884 added the provision of elected representatives called commissioners.[ citation needed ] In 1978, it gained status as Dhaka Municipality Corporation, [2] and in 1990, it became Dhaka City Corporation. It is divided into 90 wards. In 1982, two adjoining municipalities, Mirpur and Gulshan, were merged with Dhaka Municipality. The Administrator of Dhaka Municipal Corporation, after Bangladesh was formed was Lt. Col. Hesamuddin Ahmed psc (Retd). In 1983, it was renamed as Dhaka Municipal Corporation. Finally, in 1990, it was renamed as Dhaka City Corporation. Until 1994, mayors were appointed by the government. The first elected mayor by popular vote took office in 1994, late Mayor Mohammad Hanif was the first elected Mayor of Dhaka. Annisul Huq was elected mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation in April 2015. [5]

List of officeholders

Political parties
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		ElectionTerm of officePolitical
party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Abul Hasnat
(1940–2022)		–31 October 19779 May 19824 years, 221 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Post vacant (1982 – 1986)
2 Mohammad Abdul Malek
(1935–2000)		–20 October 19869 October 19892 years, 354 days Jatiya Party (Ershad)
3 Naziur Rahman Manzur
(1948–2008)		–9 October 19892 December 19901 year, 54 days Jatiya Party (Ershad)
4 Abul Hasnat
(1940–2022)		–3 December 199012 December 19909 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
5 Mirza Abbas.jpg Mirza Abbas –13 December 199011 March 19943 years, 88 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
6 Mohammad Hanif
(1944–2006)		199412 March 19944 April 20028 years, 23 days Bangladesh Awami League
7 Sadeque Hossain Khoka
(1952–2019)		200225 April 200229 November 20119 years, 218 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Post abolished (2 new mayor post have been formed)

Bifurcation

The Awami League government on 29 November 2011 dissolved the Dhaka City Corporation by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 passed by the Parliament of Bangladesh [1] [4] after being placed in the Parliament on 23 November. [2] The city corporation will be split into two corporations, North and South, with the southern wing holding more territory than the north. [1] Each corporation will be a self-governing entity, thus giving the city of Dhaka two mayors. The government holds that bifurcation would ensure better quality of civic services to the denizens of the city. [2]

Dhaka North City Corporation

Dhaka North City Corporation consists of 54 wards covering the thanas of Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Pallabi, Adabor, Kafrul, Dhaka Cantonment, Tejgaon, Gulshan, Rampura, Banani, Bimanbandar, Khilkhet, Vatara, Badda, Uttara & some others. The current mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation is Atiqul Islam.

Zone-1 [6]
Ward No.Ward Area Name
1Uttara Model Town
17Kuril, Khilkhet, Nikunjo
Zone-2 [6]
Ward No.Ward Area Name
2Mirpur-12, Mirpur Ceramic
3Mirpur-10
4Mirpur-14, Bysthteki
5Mirpur-11, Bawneabad Area
6Mirpur-6 & 7, Pallabi
7Mirpur-2, Rupnagar, Govt. Housing Estate
8Mirpur-1, Box Nagar, Zoo and Botanical Garden
15Vasantek, Matikata, Manikdey, Barontek
Zone-3 [6]
Ward No.Ward Area Name
18Baridhara, Shahzadpur
19Gulshan, Banani
20Mohakhali, Niketan
21Badda
22East Rampura, Ulon, West Haji Para
23Khilgaon B Zone, Purbo Haji Para, Chowdhury Para
24Tejgaon I/A, Kunipara
25Azrat Para, Rasulbagh, Tejgaon
35Boro Moghbazar, Eskaton
36Neyatola
Zone-4 [6]
Ward No.Ward Area Name
9Golartek, Baghbari, Gabtoli Bus Terminal
10Gabtoli, Mirpur Colony, Darus Salam
11Paik Para
12Ahmed Nagar
13Monipur, Parerbagh
14Kazipara, Shewrapara, Senpara-parbata
16Ibrahimpur, Kafrul
Zone-5 [6]
Ward No.Ward Area Name
26Kawran Bazar
27Rajabazar, Monipuripara, Indra Road
28Agargaon, Taltola Staff Quarter
29Mohammadpur
30Shyamoli Ring Road, Adabor, Shekhertek
31Mohammadpur Azam Road, Zakir Hossain Road, Kazi Nazrul Islam Road
34Jafrabad, Sultanganj, Rayer Bazar, Bibir Bazar, Madhu Bazar

Dhaka South City Corporation

Dhaka South City Corporation consists of 75 wards covering the thanas of Paltan, Motijheel, Jatrabari, Kotwali, Sutrapur, Bangsal, Wari, Ramna, Gendaria, Chowkbazar, Lalbagh, Hazaribagh, Dhanmondi, Shahbagh, New Market, Khilgaon, Kamrangirchar & some others. The current mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation is Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh .

Opposition to the bifurcation

The split was condemned by opposition party BNP, [7] some citizens, [8] [9] and even by members of the incumbent government. [10] Incumbent mayor Khoka (who lost his seat) [1] of BNP promised that he would not contest the next city elections if the government would let the city not be split. [2] He also promised that the split will be scrapped once BNP returns to power. [2] Incumbent councillors [11] as well as staff of the former City Corporation went on strike if the bill was passed. Protesting staff of the corporation were met with an armed police force. [12]

There were calls by some for a referendum before the split was made. [13]

Since only the corporations are being split without a split in service providing agencies, this may give rise to a messy situation with a bureaucratic bottleneck, causing co-ordination failure amongst the services provided to the citizens. [8] Some have suggested that the creation of two corporations will result in a greater payment in taxpaying money for administrative expenses, without a guarantee of improvement in civic services. [14] [15]

Since the Constitution of Bangladesh names Dhaka as the capital of Bangladesh, some legal experts believe that the law may be challenged as a violation of the constitution. [13] To this end, Khoka filed a writ petition at the High Court challenging the new law after it was passed; the court, in turn, asked the government to show cause as to why the split was not illegal or unconstitutional. [16]

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